NHTSA campaign 14V463000 · Utility campaign SB-07-011/370258
Utility and Utility Trailer Recall 14V-463: Pintle Hook Safety Loop
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 14V463000 (Utility campaign SB-07-011/370258) was reported by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company on July 30, 2014, with 2,098 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Utility VS1RA, Utility VS1DC, Utility VS2RA and more for model years 2012–2014. Owners were notified on October 8, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 14V463000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V463000 (also written 14V-463 or 14V463)
- Filed by
- Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
- Utility campaign number
- SB-07-011/370258
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,098 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 30.12% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V463000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Utility
Utility VS1DC
Utility VS1RA
Utility VS2DX
- 2013 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – May 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Utility VS2RA
Utility VS3DX
Utility VS3RA
Utility Trailer
Utility Trailer VS2DX
- 2014 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – May 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V463000.
Defect description
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 VS1RA, and 2013-2014 VS1DC, VS2DX, VS2RA, VS3DX, and VS3RA trailers manufactured April 2011, to May 2013. The pintle hook tube sub assembly that is welded to the pintle hook safety chain loop may break and fall off the vehicle.
Safety consequence
If the loop were to break off, the air lines and electrical lines would detach, applying the towed trailer's brakes, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Utility will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the pintle hook safety chain loop if it is cracked, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in September 2014. Owners may contact Utility customer service at 1-800-423-6591. Utility's number for this recall is SB 07-011/370258.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V463000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.